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Preview: The Most Expensive Food in the World

June 28, 2012 6:37 AM

European white truffles can sell for as much as $3,600 a pound. But harvests are down and a black market has emerged that has allowed an influx of inferior and cheap Chinese truffles. Lesley Stahl reports on Sunday, July 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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by Atremin June 29, 2012 10:34 AM EDT
Its pretty rediculous that anyone would pay money for truffles like this just the same as diamonds-its all silliness
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by ftomassoni February 11, 2012 12:25 PM EST
Thanks to URBANI TRUFFLE and Olga to export all over the world the culture of UMBRIAN food tradition....

Filippo Tomassoni
SPOLETO-ITALY
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by vegcakes January 8, 2012 11:51 PM EST
Completely agree with the poster above. The Urbani fur hag on this segment was disgusting.
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by Hardcorefoodies January 8, 2012 9:52 PM EST
Yo instead of being mister know it all Exnay on the Nor Cal Truffle fay! DAH...
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by lsms January 8, 2012 5:15 PM EST
Hasn't anyone at CBS heard of the $25,000 chocolate desert at a cafe in NY?
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by TrufflesNW January 8, 2012 4:40 PM EST
The US actually does have a great supply of native truffles, in the Pacific Northwest that are harvested from the forest,and some in Texas. They are equal in quality of European Truffles, but are little understood and harvested when not ripe- thus they are MUCH less expensive.
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by mycophile2 January 7, 2012 9:51 PM EST
the fibs this preview contains do not bode well for the coming story
more truffle circus acts
the media are ****** for drama
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